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The Luther Russell Herman Jr. Papers, 1966-1978, contain anti-war memorabilia from Herman's years as an undergraduate at North Carolina State University. The collection includes flyers, newspaper articles, bumper stickers, and armbands related to anti-war organizations such as the New Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam (New Mobe) and the Progressive Action Commune (PAC), as well as information about the anti-war marches in Washington, D.C. in November 1969 and April 1971. The collection also includes information about other social issues of the late 1960s and early 1970s, such as women's and civil rights. A small series from Luther Russell Herman Sr., a professor in N.C. State's Electrical Engineering Department, is also included with this collection. Luther Russell Herman Jr. received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Multi-Disciplinary Studies from North Carolina State University in 1975. After graduating from NC State University, Herman received his Master of Arts degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1980. He served as assistant systems librarian at N.C. State from 1981 to 1984. He was the head of publications and a consulting editor at the University Computing Center from 1987 to 1994. In 2001, Herman lead a workshop entitled Active Listening: A Powerful Tool in Direct Actions at a SURGE conference at UNC in 2001. In 2002, he trained marshals for a state-wide peace rally in Raleigh, and taught a workshop on civil disobedience in 2003. Less

This collection contains 3 JPG images of photographic prints of All Campus concerts at NC State University, probably in 1970 but possibly in 1971. The images show the bands Chicago Transit and Steppenwolf. There is also an email file with a description of the images. Martha Brinson earned her B.A. from NC State University in 1972. She was later Director of Communications for the University's College of Engineering, the position that she retired from in 2008. Less

Digital audio and video recordings of current and former North Carolina State University students as part of the NC State University Libraries Wolf Tales program, 2015-2017. Copies of transcripts, mp4 format videos, and mp3 format audio are available upon request. The NC State University Libraries Wolf Tales program, led by the NC State University Libraries' Special Collections Research Center, chronicles the experiences of current and former North Carolina State University students. The collection of the histories began in 2015 and is ongoing. This is an artificial collection, and is maintained and updated by Special Collections Research Center staff. Less

The records of the Office of the Associate Dean and Director of the North Carolina Agricultural Research Service contain reports, correspondence, programs, publications, speeches, minutes, financial information, and committees relating to agricultural research and experiment stations. Also included are materials on the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Fiftieth Anniversary of the research stations, the Tennessee Valley Authority, agricultural products, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, individual college departments and their role in experiment station research, and the National Pickle Packers Association. Records include a letter book of the director. Materials range in date from 1878 to present. The North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station was created in 1877, and transferred from the State of North Carolina to the North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts (later, North Carolina State University) in 1889. The Station was jointly run by the two groups, and became a source of contention between the State Department of Agriculture and the University through the early part of the twentieth century. In 1979, the Agricultural Experiment Station was renamed the Agricultural Research Service. Less

The North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service, Office of the Director Records contain correspondence, memoranda, brochures, budgets, reports, project agreements, legal documents, datasets, training documents, scrapbooks, videocassettes, photographs, CD-ROMs, and floppy disks. Topics covered include the day-to-day administrative functions of Cooperative Extension, special training programs, awards ceremonies, state legislation, projects funded by the Southern Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program, partnerships with commercial agricultural growers' associations, and the civil case Philip Bazemore versus William Friday. Materials range in date from 1907 to 2010. From its inception as the North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, North Carolina State University has been deeply involved in outreach and extension work. In the 1890s and early 1900s, college personnel took part in numerous Farmer's Institutes statewide, where they and state Agriculture Department personnel met with local farmers to discuss farm improvement techniques. In 1907 James A. Butler became North Carolina's first county agent, hired to conduct demonstration work in boll weevil eradication. Greatly boosting extension work, the 1914 Smith-Lever Act provided for federal, state, and county cooperation in creating a system to expand demonstration and extension work for men and women. The law authorized land-grant colleges to sign memoranda of understanding with the United States Department of Agriculture to begin such work. With this, NC State created a new Department of Extension. The county offices report to Extension administration, based jointly at NC State University and North Carolina A&T University. Through this system, Cooperative Extension aims to disseminate information about food and agriculture, health and nutrition, and youth development. This is accomplished through partnerships, programs, publications, and expertise on the local level. Less

The records include publications created by the Graduate School to highlight graduate opportunities at North Carolina State University from 1918 to 2018. The records include bulletins, brochures, graduate programs, course catalogs, and a CD. Also included are electronic issues of the Graduate School Catalog, 2003-2018. Graduate instruction began at North Carolina State University in 1893, with the first Master's degree conferred in 1894 doctoral degree in 1926. A Graduate School existed from 1923 to 1931, but it was eliminated with the consolidation of the public universities in North Carolina. It was re-established at NC State during the 1950s. Less

The North Carolina State University Libraries, Wicked Problems, Wolfpack Solutions Videos contain lectures with faculty from various disciplines on global change. Global Change was the theme of the course in 2021. Ancient life, mass extinction, modern ecologies and climate justice were just a few of the topics. Wicked Problems, Wolfpack Solutions is a free online course for incoming first year students. The course, initiated in 2020, offers multidisciplinary perspectives on complex global challenges. Past themes include Pandemics, Global Change, and the Future of Food. The course was created through a collaboration between the Office of the Provost, Digital Education and Learning Technology Applications (DELTA), Enrollment Management and Services (EMAS), Inclusive Excellence at NC State, and the NC State University Libraries. Less

The North Carolina State University, Air Quality Resources Library collection contains article reprints, manuscripts, theses and dissertations, and books about the impact of human-generated atmospheric gases on the climate as well as on local and global ecosystems. Each item has been assigned an identification number. Carton 96 contains a CD-ROM with a list of all the titles to the collection. Materials range in date from 1930 to 1980. This colletion was used as a resource by the United States Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service Plant Science Research Unit. Less

The North Carolina State University, Alumni Association General Records contain correspondence, promotional literature regarding alumni issues, including membership in the alumni association, reunions, fundraising, and alumni news. Materials range in date from 1886-2010. The North Carolina State University Alumni Association is the unit that engages alumni and friends through programs and services that foster pride and enhance a lifelong connection to NC State (https://www.alumni.ncsu.edu/s/1209/16/interior.aspx?sid=1209&gid=1001&pgid=4682, accessed 7/28/2020). This unit was formerly known as Alumni Affairs and Alumni Relations. Less

The North Carolina State University, Chancellor's Faculty Excellence Program, Emerging Plant Disease and Global Food Security Faculty Cluster Records, 2016-2020, contains one website relating to the cluster’s research and seminars. The Emerging Plant Disease and Global Food Security Faculty Cluster at North Carolina State University is one of 20 cross-disciplinary research groups in the Chancellor’s Faculty Excellence Program (CFEP). The CFEP was established in 2011 in an effort to “bring together the brightest minds in a range of academic disciplines and give them the support to tackle global issues,” and includes more than 75 faculty members across the university’s 10 colleges. Directed by Dr. Jean Ristaino, William Neal Reynolds Professor of Plant Pathology, the Emerging Plant Disease and Global Food Security Faculty Cluster researches plant diseases and agricultural pests that threaten the global food supply. Less

The North Carolina State University, Bioinformatics Research Center Records contain expired grants, reports, meeting minutes, publicity, and correspondence. Materials range in date from 1990 to 2013. The Bioinformatics Research Center explores methods of computing, simplifying, and visualizing large data sets for the benefit of research in disciplines such as genomics and genetics. The Center uses computer science and statistics to improve quantitative methods of analyzing big data, chiefly in the field of Biology. The BRC was founded in 2000 and continues to provide useful expertise as data sets grow larger and larger. Less

The North Carolina State University Single-Folder Committee Records contain information about various ad hoc, standing, and dissolved committees relating to a variety of university topics and activities. Types of materials include meeting minutes, memoranda, correspondence, reports, publications, membership rosters, and other information about the activities and functions of these committees. It also includes the website of North Carolina State University's official standing, special, advisory, and other committees. More information on each of these committees may be found in this collection or in others under the individual committee's name. Materials range in date from 1929 to 2024. Less

The North Carolina State University, Memorabilia Collection contains primarily three-dimensional objects related to the history of North Carolina State University (formerly North Carolina State College and North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts). Prominent topics represented by these objects include alumni, professors, and chancellors, student military service, campus socieities and clubs, the Athletics program (in particular the 1983 NCAA Mens Basketball Championship), and the 1987 N.C. State Centennial celebration. Materials range in date from circa 700 to 2023. North Carolina State University is a public, land-grant, research university that is part of the University of North Carolina System. Founded in 1887, it was at first known as the North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts. In 1917, its name changed to the North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering. Since 1962, it has been known as North Carolina State University.The North Carolina State University, Memorabilia Collection is an extensive collection of three-dimensional objects of historical importance to the university from its founding to the 2000s. Less

Contains publications from various units that constitute the Office of Finance and Administration (formerly Business), including the Divisions of Environmental Health and Public Safety, the Facilities Division, Financial Services, Human Resources, Resource Management and Information Services, and their various departments. The mission statement of the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration is "By stewarding financial assets, optimizing physical resources and investing in human capital, we will work with university constituencies to position NC State as a premier land grant university and world-class institution" (https://ofa.ncsu.edu/about-us/mission-and-values/, accessed 5/28/2020). As of 2020, the Office consists of the following units: Budget and Resource Management, Campus Enterprises, Environmental Health and Public Safety,Facilities, Finance, Human Resources, and Real Estate and Development. These units report to the Vice Chancellor for Finance and Business, and they provide infrastructure services essential to supporting the students, faculty and staff of the university. In 2015, the name was changed from the Office of Finance and Business to the Office of Finance and Administration. Less

This collection contains personnel files of faculty, graduate students, and other EPA (exempt from state personnel act) employees who "separated" (left employment) with the university before 1970. Included are some visiting lecturers for this time period. The files contain records of the full employment period of these employees, some of whom began employment with NC State in the 1930s and earlier. Documents most likely found in these files are personnel action forms, faculty information forms, and curriculum vitae (CVs). Files for English and Design faculty are also likely to contain correspondence. Also included in this collection are a few statistical reports on faculty salaries, degrees, and other topics. UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED, EACH FOLDER MUST BE REVIEWED BY SPECIAL COLLECTIONS STAFF BEFORE ACCESS IS GRANTED. Redaction of some documents may occur before access is granted, and a few folders may be restricted in their entirety. Under the Provost, an EPA Personnel Office existed from at least 1992 to 1994. It had become Academic Personnel by September 1995 and Academic Personnel Services by August 1996. It probably discontinued in 2003 when functions were transferred to the campus-wide Human Resources unit. Less

This collection contains several scrapbooks, dated 1991-2019, that are titled "Memories," "Sister Pages," and "Candidate Classes." It also contains photo composites of the members from 1991 to 2014. Alpha Omega Epsilon is a professional sorority for women interested in engineering and technical sciences. It promotes friendship, leadership, and professionalism to all members of the organization, the community, and pertinent professions. The NC State chapter (Gamma) was established in 1991. Less

The records of the North Carolina State University Entomology Club contain issues of the club's newsletter. The North Carolina State University Entomology Club was founded in or before 1959 by graduate students studying entomology at NC State. The activities of the club are largely unknown, but they did produce an annual newsletter, the contents of which highlight the work of students and faculty members in the department, as well as provide other general information about the department and those associated with it (present and former). The Entomology Club remained active until at least 1969, though has since disbanded, or may have been replaced by the Entomology Graduate Student Association. Less